companion ladder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of companion ladder
First recorded in 1820–30
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They walked along for some way in the shadow of the mesa, rounded a projection, and there, in a water worn ravine, was the way up the companion ladder.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
But at last he managed to work his way up the companion ladder.
From Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 by James Barnes
The boy was half-way down the companion ladder when it came.
From Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 by James Barnes
We accompanied him, as directed, along the deck and down the companion ladder.
From A Crime of the Under-seas by Guy Newell Boothby
"I should like to go on deck with you," I answered, and we accordingly went up the companion ladder together.
From The Beautiful White Devil by Guy Newell Boothby
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